School: Pennsylvania State University

Began Rickover Fellowship: September 2006

Lab Assignment: Bettis - Summer 2007, Summer 2008

Lab Mentor: Dr. David L. Aumiller, Jr.

Degree(s):
B.S. Mechanical Engineering, Penn State
B.S. Nuclear Engineering, Penn State
M.S. Nuclear Engineering, Penn State

Expected Graduation Date: May 2009

University Advisor: Dr. L.E. Hochreiter

Field of Study: Thermal-Hydraulics, Two-Phase Flow, Transient Safety Analysis Codes

Email Address: jwl165@psu.edu

Summary of Research:

Publications:

1. D.P. Griesheimer, D.F. Gill, J.W. Lane, D.L. Aumiller. "An Integrated Thermal Hydraulic Feedback Method for Monte Carlo Reactor Calculations." PHYSOR 2008, Interlaken, Switzerland. September 2008.

2. J. W. Lane, L. E. Hochreiter, D. L. Aumiller, and R. J. Kushner "Performance Assessment of the Two-Phase Pump Degradation Model in the RELAP5-3D Transient Safety Analysis Code", Nuclear Technology, March 2008.

3. J. W. Lane, L. E. Hochreiter, and D. L. Aumiller, "Critical Review of the Dispersed Flow Film Boiling (DFFB) Model Suggested by Forslund & Rohsenow", NURETH-12, Pittsburgh, PA, October 2007.

4. J. W. Lane, L. E. Hochreiter, and D. L. Aumiller, "Performance Assessment of the Two-Phase Pump Degradation Model in the RELAP5-3D Transient Safety Analysis Code", ANS Winter Meeting, Albuquerque, NM, November 2006.

5. J. W. Lane, "Performance Assessment of the Two-Phase Pump Degradation Model in the RELAP5-3D Transient Safety Analysis Code", M.S. Thesis, Pennsylvania State University, August 2006.
6. J. W. Lane, “ Lean blowout limits of a gas turbine combustor operating on natural gas ”, Honors Thesis, Pennsylvania State University, December 2004.